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Experts Fear Shrinking DOD Budget, Shifting AFRICOM Focus Could Threaten HIV Prevention Programs
A shrinking Department of Defense (DOD) budget and a shift in the focus of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) to "more traditional military threats" to national security, such as "preventing terrorist safe havens on the continent," could affect the department's HIV prevention programs, Stars and Stripes reports. While officials say there currently is no intent to cut HIV prevention programming, "those initiatives will come under more scrutiny as AFRICOM operates in a tougher budget environment, according to command officials," the news service writes.
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